Lighting Applications

Posted on the: November 9, 2017

Top Pitfalls to Avoid with Pedestrian Lighting

City managers face several challenges when selecting pedestrian lighting. These complex projects require a level of collaboration between the city manager and lighting providers to ensure various benefits, such as reduced energy consumption and expense, less maintenance and enhanced color rendering, are realized. In fact, there are seven important items[...]

Posted on the: November 3, 2017

How Dim Parking Garage Lights Increase Liability

Parking garage developers need to fully understand the challenges that their clients—ranging from municipal managers to university facility managers—face when they become responsible for operating a dark, glare-filled venue. While the nation’s estimated 40,000 parking garage facilities are intended to provide visitors with a safe, secure, and convenient place to[...]

Posted on the: November 3, 2017

A Tradition of Innovation: Amerlux’s Ability to Listen Generates Decades of Customized Solutions

Ever since Amerlux launched its first line of products in the 1980s—signature ED-17 metal halide lamps housed in custom track heads for use in the perimeter aisles of supermarkets—the company has demonstrated a passion for walking in its customers’ shoes and developing solutions to address their specific needs. In the[...]

Posted on the: November 1, 2017

Amerlux’s Gift Shines Light on ‘Never Built NY’

Amerlux, an award-winning design-and-manufacture lighting company, announced today that it has donated $20,000 worth of a high-end LED track lighting solution, which is creating a lasting impression at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows, New York. The unique “Never Built New York” display invites visitors to discover the alternative paths[...]

Posted on the: October 23, 2017

Top Pitfalls Lighting Designers Should Avoid When Selecting Step Lights

All qualified lighting designers know that lighting products are most effective when optimally matched to the unique conditions of the specific application. This is especially true as it relates to step or directional lighting, which, by illuminating the way forward is critical for helping to prevent injuries, while also enhancing[...]

Posted on the: October 20, 2017

How Lighting Designers Determine the Best Step Lights

When it comes to selecting the optimal step light for a commercial or residential project, a number of considerations prevail. Designed to illuminate the way forward or highlight an object in the path, identification of the appropriate step or directional lighting solution isn’t only critical for helping to prevent slips,[...]

Posted on the: October 11, 2017

Top Step Lights: Why Lighting Designers Choose Amerlux

The presence of reliable step lighting can enhance the experience by illuminating the way forward, reducing the odds of slips, falls, and subsequent injuries. On any project, lighting designers must consider the potential legal liability from the end-user’s perspective. Consequently, it comes as no surprise that poor lighting, or the[...]

Posted on the: October 10, 2017

Amerlux's High-Performing Avista LED Light Engine Reduces Energy Costs By 75% In LA's Historic Downtown

Home to nearly four million people, Los Angeles is a sprawling city renowned for its appealing climate, metropolitan culture and storied position as the seat of the entertainment industry. Steeped in rich history, the city’s unique spirit is derived from its century-old legacy and love of modern architecture. As a[...]

Posted on the: October 3, 2017

Weather-proof Step Lights Hit Market

Amerlux’s Passo Seals LED Optical Chamber To Eliminate Water Infiltration OAKLAND, N.J. – Oct. 3, 2017 – Amerlux, an award-winning design-and-manufacture lighting company, announced today it has launched a step light with game-changing innovation that prevents water seepage, which is the No. 1 cause of light failure. Weather-proof Passo step[...]

Posted on the: September 28, 2017

Top Pedestrian Lights: Why ESCOs Choose Amerlux

Energy service companies (ESCOs) only get paid when they perform. In other words, ESCO projects are essentially self-financed because their payment is derived from their customers’ energy and maintenance savings. Because they share in their customers’ risk, it’s imperative that ESCOs work with a manufacturer that can deliver value and[...]